Physical activity always stimulates a person’s confidence, self-esteem and mental alertness. At Dominican Convent, we believe that games and sports are an integral part of a student’s life, as these have a positive effect on their studies as well as their physical and mental fitness. Sports creates a team environment and enables mutual respect amongst the girls. Our endeavour as a school is to equip every student with relevant skills and fitness. The Dominican Convent offers a wide range of sporting activities, all of which have qualified, highly skilled and experienced coaches, who are able to handle pupils in a professional manner. Our sporting facilities afford all pupils the opportunity to participate in sport regardless of their abilities.
Basketball is one of the sports available for girls of all ages. Two teams per age group play in the Schools league. The 1st Team travels to South Africa on an annual basis to play in tournaments there.
SWIMMING
This sport is done both on a social and competitive basis with the more talented girls being encouraged to participate in the competitions.
CHOIR
We aim to enrich, inspire, motivate and engage all members in hymns and sacred songs in celebration of the Holy Eucharist and other liturgical celebrations. It is open to all Forms. Every year we participate in Catholic schools choir competitions and have made our mark.
DRAMA
The club gives individuals a platform to discover all the different sides of themselves from the comfort of centre stage as well as learning the joys of theatre.
CHESS
Checkmate! We play every game with an unassumed confidence and as a family we build each other to be great thinkers in society and on the chess board.
DEBATE
The society aims to produce ladies with the ability to express themselves clearly and with the desired effect. By exposing our members to different opinions through participating in various debate competitions, we aim to promote critical thinking and an awareness of various issues, thus creating a rounded and knowledgeable individual.
We are dedicated to grooming confident speakers who can present eloquently in any given situation. The Club is open to all forms regardless of prior experience.
CULTURE
Creativity and individual expression are essential elements of a balanced education. At Dominican Convent High School, cultural activities constitute an integral part of the intellectual, social, emotional and spiritual development of our learners. Our emphasis is on participating to the best of one’s ability. Expert coaching as well as skills development is provided by full-time and part-time staff in a variety of cultural activities. The school believes cultural excellence is about adding balance in proportion to academia. It is about teaching life lessons and building life-long relationships. We offer a wide range of activities and our girls are encouraged to choose at least one.
